RYAN Oldham’s 6-49 took pride of place as Bedworth maintained their hot pursuit of Premier Division leaders Streetley with a 107-run verdict at Ansley Sports.

The visitors elected to bat and built on a solid opening partnership of 59 between Ryan Parnell (31) and Thomas Dangarembizi (21) to total 214-7 in their 50 overs.

The Jakeman boys supplied the mid-innings support – David notching 26 and Jason 24 – and a late flourish by Richard Iles (37no) undid some good work by Brendan Morgan (49).

Openers Tom Boyd (18) and Mark Beet (16) made a reasonable start to the Ansley reply but Parnell started the rot by removing Boyd and Oldham then sliced through the Ansley order with a devastating 12-over spell – Morgan’s defiant 27 not out to no avail as it was all wrapped up for 107 in the 27th over.

Streetley remain a point clear in pole position, however, after matching Bedworth’s 24-point haul with a 49-run decision against Highway.

Highway bowlers Steve Vaughan (4-40) and Zenroy Lee-Bourne (4-27 were in prime form as Streetley survived a mid-innings collapse to reach the 50th over before they were dismissed for 170 – Andy lloyd (41), Craig Moore (42) and Shaun Findlay (31) the major contributors.

But that proved more than enough as Steve Hinton (3-18) ripped through the top order and Waqas Ahmed followed up with a 4-32 burst, reducing Highway to 97-9 before Vaughan’s belligerent 47 not out coaxed them to a more respectable final tally of 121.

Nuneaton displayed admirable resilience to force a draw against Olton & West Warwickshire after the hosts had logged a formidable 267-6 in their 50 overs.

An opening partnership of 89 between Mohammed Ishfaq (28) and Liam Gateley (59) set the tone and the next five batsmen all passed 20 at a run-a-ball or better as Lee Tedds’s 5-91 came at a rate of six an over.

Although Nuneaton’s top five batters all passed double figures they lost wickets at a steady rate and were in a perilous position at 111-7 before James Taplin dug in to score 29 off 56 deliveries and Tony Dermott (20) joined him in an undefeated alliance of 49 that carried them to 180-8 at the close.

Atherstone Town remain rooted to the bottom of the division after suffering a four-wicket home reverse against Fillongley.

Jack Smith was the mainstay of the home innings of 179-8, totting up ten fours as he accumulated hie 82 off 144 deliveries before he was the seventh man out.

The principal support came from Sam Smart, who contributed 20 to a half-century second-wicket stand, while spinner Tom Nightingale was the villagers’ chief threat with a 14-over spell of 5-57.

Nightingale then showed the second string to his all-rounder bow after Fillongley’s response had slipped to 67-4, sharing a fine partnership with Aaron Blackmore that carried them to the brink of victory at 178-5.

Blackmore cracked 52 off 63 balls, notching nine fours in the process, while Nightingale carried on for an unbeaten 63 off 58 balls, logging his second six as Fillongley overhauled their hosts at 183-6 with eight overs in hand.

Steve Swaffield was the all-round hero as Bablake Old Boys secured a 41-run success at Kings Heath.

A penetrating early spell by Phil Jefferies (4-42) made life difficult for the Bablake batsmen but Joshua De Souza (32) held up one end before Swaffield weighed in with a crucial 53 that, complemented by a tailend flurry from Jonathan Sanders (21) and Joshua Manning (17) coaxed them to their 34-over return of 180.

Kings Heath found it equally tough going when they batted but good work by Stuart Shephard (33) and Jeffries (28) bolstered their hopes before Swaffield (3-16 off nine overs) and Thomas Cowley (2-21 off ten) teamed up to curtail their resistance at 139 in the 48th over. Kenilworth paid the price for an under-par batting display when they went down by eight wickets at Blossomfield.

Half the visiting side were back in the hutch for 62 and although Mitch Lowe and Greg Peebles chipped in with 25 apiece they were bowled out for 116 in the 39th over, Ali Ebad finishing with 4-25 and Darren Reck-Smith 3-35.

The Solihull side made light of that target as Mohammed Altaf thumped nine fours in an undefeated 57 that saw them home at 118-2 off the first ball of the 29th over.

The status quo was maintained on Monday as the Bank Holiday downpour obliterated the Warwickshire League programme.